“My message to you all is of hope, courage and con!dence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with the grim determination and discipline worthy of great nation.” — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Addressing Overcrowding in Prisons by Reducing Pre-Conviction Detention in Pakistan www.codepak.org www.nacta.gov.pk www.icrc.org May 2018 Acknowledgment This study has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Agency (NACTA), in cooperation with Cursor of Development and Education Pakistan (CODE) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and written and researched by ICRC’s Chamaine Enerva, Mariko Ivkov, Sahar Haroon, Zartasha Khan and Paula Milino, as well as CODE’s Aarish U. Khan, Mohsin Ali Turk, Babur Ghani, Saba Imran and Sana Taha, and NACTA’s Muhammad Jafer. Along with the collection and analysis of legal and statistical data, a series of consultations were held to guide the process of completing the study and to review its recommendations both at an expert and practitioners levels. Thus, the main contributors of this study are the participants from the following meetings: - Fede - National consultati Contents List of Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................... Message from the Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control ......................................................... Message from the National Coordinator, NACTA ......................................................................................... Message from the Secretary, LJCP .............................................................................................................. Message from the Head of ICRC Delegation to Pakistan ............................................................................ Message from the Founder of CODE PAKISTAN ......................................................................................... Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................... 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List of Acronyms ADRs Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms ANF Anti-Narcotics Force B.I.J.J. Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail C.P. Central Prison